Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 35 ILCS 200/25-45

  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
  • State: when applied to different parts of the United States, may be construed to include the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" may be construed to include the said district and territories. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.14
     The State‘s Attorney of each county shall prosecute all violators of this Code. They shall receive as fees the sum of $20 in counties with less than 3,000,000 inhabitants and $40 in counties with 3,000,000 or more inhabitants for each conviction, to be taxed as costs, and 10% of all fines collected. The residue of all fines collected under this Code shall be paid into the county treasury for use of the county.